Procurement in a Pandemic

The year 2020 has changed how businesses across most industries operate and law firms are not an exemption. Looking in the decade ahead everything will change in the legal industry as this crisis forced the industry to innovate overnight. Law firms are operating remotely, law libraries are closed, lawyers have switched to electronic conferencing and communication tools, and virtual hearings have been held in online courts. However, behind all of these significant changes, and underpinning this huge shift in the way law firms operate and use technology, is the procurement process.

This is the time to find out how this process has changed; and how this is influencing technology adoption, for today and in the future.

- Has the process been stripped-down due to necessity or remained widely untouched?

- What has changed for procurement in the UK and international law firms?

- Is it easier to justify technology adoption in a world where a majority of law firms operate remotely?